Ruth Tirey

Ruth Tirey, age 84 of Hamilton passed away at Wellington Manor on Friday, October 3, 2008 at 2:25 PM. She was born in Owsley County, Kentucky on October 29, 1923 the daughter of Samuel and Lucinda (Caudell) Wilson. On May 17, 1946 in Winchester, Kentucky she married Lester Tirey and he preceded her in death in 1975. Ruth was a member of the Pater Avenue Free Pentecostal Church of God.

She is survived by two children, Lester (Barbara) Tirey Jr. of Miamisburg and Helen Marie (Dennis) Matheny of Hamilton; one sister, Mae Brandenburg of Hamilton; five grandchildren, Michael (Sarah) Tirey, Charles Tirey, Robert Tirey, Dallas (Jessie) Matheny and Deana McNally; eight great-grandchildren, Michael and George Tirey, Sarah, Rebekah, and Mariah Bruns, and Joshua, Amanda, and Dalton Matheny; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Hobert and Carl Wilson.

Funeral service will be held at the Pater Avenue Free Pentecostal Church of God, 1321 Pater Avenue, on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Willard Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday after 5:00 PM until time of service on Tuesday. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Wellington Manor, especially her nurse Nanna, for all their care and support.